Car-unloader



E. R. SUTTON. CAR UNLOADER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, I920- RENEWED FEB- 14,1921. "1,390,591N

Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

iii an era EDWARD R. SUTTON; or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-UNLOADER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, 1921 Application filed Februar-y 19, 1920, ser al ae-59,975. Renewed February 14, 1921. Serial No. 445,015.

T (ZZZ whom it may concern.

Be-it known that I, EDwAnn R. SUTTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia," in the countyof Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Car-Unloaders', of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain-newand useful improvements in devices for unload 111g, cars and the like.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of individual supports of graded heights and means for connecting same in spaced relation with each other to form an inclined runway or trestle of novel construction adapted to be positioned on the same rails as the car to be unloaded.

With the aforesaid, and other, objects in view my invention therefore consists in the device for unloading cars, as illustrated, in

the form which I now think preferable, in the accompanying drawings, and as will be hereinafter described in 7 detail, and then definitely set forth by the claim appended at theend hereof.

7 of an individual support;

Fig. 3 is likewise a cross sectional view on line 3-3 of F ig. 1,and

Fig. 4 is a detail view of securing the lower end of the runway to the track.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the drawings.

. Referring to said drawings in detail the character A denotes a section of railroad or railway track secured to ties B in the conventional manner. Said track A being adapted for the passage thereover of a 1 car C.

A plurality of individual supports E are provided of graded heights so that when assembled in position and in spaced relation with each other, and braced as hereinafter described, they form an inclined runway or trestle D, extending from the car the means of v C to said track A, as particularly iillustrated in Fig. 1, the bases'of said supports resting upon said track A. V

Each individual support E is provided with the angle braces l. bolted adjacent the intersections of the corners of said support-s,

said intersections" being; likewise bolted to gether, all as particularlyillustrated 7 Fig. 2. j

A horizontal brace G, extending- .substantiallythe'length of the trestle D is 'bolted" to the individual supports E near their -respective bases and an inclined brace Fis likewise bolted to said individual supports adjacent the tops thereof. In order to more securely hold said supports E in position and in spaced relation' with each other additional connecting bracesH are provided'between each of said supports and are bolted thereto as illustrated in Fig. 1. 7

When said supports E are assembled in position and braced, as just described, a

plank or planks) J is placedon the tops ofsaid supports, formlng a gangway downwhich the material being unloaded from the car may be taken.

I The end of the gangplank J is secured in i a firm position to the track A in the following manner, viz :between said gangplank J, andsecured therebeneath, and the track A, an angle iron support K is positioned, having an opening therein for a bolt L, i said bolt L extending down alongside the outer edge of the rail A- andbeing bolted 7:

at its opposite end to a cleat M beneath the under part of said rail A. This construotion is particularly illustrated in Fig. 4.1

Angle iron supports N are provided between the bases of the supports E and the inside portion of the tread of the rails comprisingthe track A, so that by means of bolts 0 therethrough said supports imay be held firmly in position on said track.

In order to accommodate the varying i heights of cars the first three individual,

supports E are illustrated as being constructed' in .two sections, 2'. 6., E and E whereby said supports may be extended to varying heights. Multiple bolt openings P are provided through the sections E and E so that they may be bolted together in such extended position Like multiple bolt openings Q are provided in the connecting braces H' to meet the varying extensions of said supports E.

A block R is provided between the wheel of the car 0 and the initial support E to hold said support more firmly in position.

The device just described may be readily assembled in position on the track adjacent to the car to be unloaded and the contents of the car can be quickly and efliciently unloaded with its use. It can then be readily disassembled and will occupy but a small space when not in use. Its use will be obvious in unloading cars containing objects of bulk and weight. 7

When disassembled it can be shipped in the car with the material to be unloaded and then placed in position when the car reaches its destination. Ofttimes material is shipped to points where there are nov tion, may be made to the device, without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is V The combination with a railroad track of a car unloader, comprising a plurality of individual supports of graded heights, braces connecting the individual supports in spaced relation witheach other to form an inclined trestle, the bases of each of said individual supports being adapted to be positioned on the track adjacent the car to be unloaded, a gangway positioned on said trestle, means whereby the supports adjacent the car may be adjusted as to height to meet the varying heights of cars and means to secure the gangway to the track, substantially as shown and described;

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD R. SUTTON. 

